2008_A-League_Grand_Final

2008 A-League Grand Final

2008 A-League Grand Final

Football match

The 2008 A-League Grand Final took place at Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, Australia on 24 February 2008. It was the first A-League Grand Final played at a neutral home ground, due to Bluetongue Stadium being deemed by FFA to not have a sufficient capacity to hold the centrepiece of the A-League season. This move created a stir of controversy and was protested by the Central Coast Mariners, who won the right to host the match, but to no avail.

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Newcastle Jets celebrating after their Grand Final victory.

Route to the finals

See also: 2007–08 A-League

Match

Summary

The first half of the game ended in a draw with neither side scoring a goal, though each had good scoring opportunities. Gary van Egmond made a risky change to his side's starting formation, playing with a back three. In the 64th minute Mark Bridge scored the only goal after Tony Vidmar slipped.

The game ended in controversy after Central Coast earned a corner late into extra time in the second half. As the ball was crossed into Newcastle's penalty area, it appeared to hit Newcastle player James Holland on the right arm, before it was cleared away. Mariners players immediately demanded a penalty, yet referee Mark Shield decided not to award one. The Mariners players, enraged, continued to scream at Shield, pressuring him for a penalty. Mariners keeper Danny Vukovic as a result of this frustration, hit Shields' arm away when the referee was penalizing one of Vukovic's teammates with a yellowcard. Shield then immediately awarded Vukovic with a red card. Vukovic would later be charged with striking a match official by the FFA, and was subsequently banned for 9 months, 3 of those months suspended. Due to this, Vukovic missed a significant portion of the next A-League season as well as the Olympic Games.

Details

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Attendance: 36,354
Referee: Mark Shield
Central Coast Mariners
Newcastle Jets
GK20Australia Danny VukovicRed card 90+4'
MF7Australia John Hutchinson
MF12Australia Greg Owensdownward-facing red arrow 69'
DF13Australia Tony Vidmardownward-facing red arrow 75'
DF16Australia Nigel BoogaardYellow card 90'
DF18Australia Alex Wilkinson (c)
MF19Australia Adam Kwasnikdownward-facing red arrow 69'
FW22Australia Sasho Petrovski
MF23Australia Mile JedinakYellow card 12'
FW25Australia John AloisiYellow card 90+5'
DF26Australia Alvin Ceccoli
Substitutes:
GK1Australia Matthew Trott
FW2Australia Matt Simonupward-facing green arrow 75'
MF6Germany André Gumprechtupward-facing green arrow 69'
MF10Australia Tom Pondeljakupward-facing green arrow 69'
DF15Australia Andrew Clark
Manager:
Scotland Lawrie McKinna
GK1Australia Ante Čović
DF2Australia Adam GriffithsYellow card 11'
DF3Australia Jade North (c)
MF5Australia Stuart Musialik
DF6Australia Andrew Durante
MF8Australia Matt Thompsondownward-facing red arrow 76'
FW9Australia Joel GriffithsYellow card 37'
DF11Australia Tarek Elrich
DF13Australia Adam D'Apuzzo
FW19Australia Mark Bridge 64'downward-facing red arrow 73'
MF28South Korea Song Jin-Hyungdownward-facing red arrow 90+3'
Substitutes:
GK20Australia Ben Kennedy
MF10Brazil Denniupward-facing green arrow 90+3'
MF18Australia Noel Spencer
MF22Australia Jason Hoffmanupward-facing green arrow 76'
MF25Australia James Hollandupward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Australia Gary van Egmond

Joe Marston Medal:
Andrew Durante (Newcastle Jets)

Assistant referees:
Ben Wilson
Nathan Gibson
Fourth official:
Matthew Breeze

Match rules

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Statistics

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "2008 A-League Grand Final". KEEPUP. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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